Hotel Arenas Doradas

We are just back from a two-week stay in the "Arenas Doradas" and we found everything really fantastic. The beach is great, clear water, white sand,( it was cleaned every morning), even enough sunbeds; we had a nice room and all the staff were very helpful and extremely friendly. We also found the food delicious and cannot understand people who complained about it in former reviews. The different restaurants or bars always offered a large variety of different things to eat at any time of the day and we liked especially the fresh orange... more

Hello there!I came back from Cuba 4 days ago(28thJuly-11thAugust)...it was my 11th stay there and once more heavenly!About the hotel:I have been in Varadero at other hotels and NONE had the Arenas Doradas'level:here, the food was excellent (think, as am italian, that this could mean something),the hotel structure beautiful, with a big garden, wonderful beach and nice pool.People working there were helpful and professional.The rooms were colorful,with every comfort and very very clean,the room maid lovely.Everything was ok!So if you booked... more

July 2003Our family recently took a trip to this hotel. At first we were worried especially when we were one of the last people on the bus after dropping eveyone else off. Upon arriving we were pleasantly surprised as it is a nice looking hotel. Upon arriving at 11:00 a.m. our hotel room was not yet ready so we had to to wait until 1:30. When we finally got our room the air conditioner was making very loud strange noises and there was a puddle on the floor also the room didnt look that clean so after tipping the bell boy we asked him... more

3 of my girlfriends and I spent a week at the Arenas Doradas (Jan.19-26/03) and had the best time. The weather that week left a lot to be desired but the hotel staff brought activities into the lobby area and kept it fun. The staff at this hotel are the best. I have never met such nice hotel staff (and I usually take 4 vacations a year). They brought us to a few discos off property, which was a lot of fun. Be sure to check out the Piarate's Cave (walking distance from the resort). The resort does tend to quiet down after the nightly... more

My boyfriend and I just arrived back from Cuba, where we stayed from March 31 to April 7. I had booked Arenas Doradas as our resort of choice. I searched the internet previous to booking, and thought the resort looked beautiful. Only after booking, did I read the other reviews. I, like others, was scared after reading some of the reviews, but each trip is what you make of it! I have to agree that some days, the food maybe wasn't the best, however, we did a trip into Varadero, where we ordered a hamburger from a local restaurant. Let me... more

I went to Varadero some months ago and I stayed at Las Arenas Doradas. Though the rooms decoration was horrible (dark green walls), they were clean and comfortable enough. They had nice little terrazes table and chairs which were quite pleasant. The beach was paradise: extremely clean with typical caribbean turquoise waters and white sands. In the hotel area, in the nearest part to the beach, there was a fantastic grill bar called LOS PELÍCANOS, in which we used to eat, because it was part of the ALL INCLUSIVE thing, and was billions of... more

My wife and I stayed there Feb 28th to March 7. We were initially worried about the place, having read some of the more negative reviews, and our first impression of the place really wasn't that great...our room wasn't ready when we arrived and nobody associated with the hotel seemed to be in a hurry to do anything. After a couple of hours, our room was ready and things really started to improve from there. The weather was wonderful--hot and sunny--the beach was GORGEOUS, the ocean was warm and clean and the resort was clean and well... more

My boyfriend and I stayed at Arenas Doradas for reading week from Feb 17-25. It was the first time both of us had been to Cuba and based on our experience it will be our last ( to this hotel anyway). The beach itself was beautiful, however if you like to swim you are out of luck; I only went swimming 1 day out of 7 since the water was almost always off limits due to strong currents. We noticed that the hotel advertised having a jaccuzzi but the whole time we were there it was broken and full of dirt and bugs. If you don't enjoy eating... more

Me and my wife spent one weekFeb/23 to Mar/03 in this beautiful resort and enjoyed every single minute of it. The people were so friendly and the beach was unbelievable with lots of activities along the beach. Lots of variety of food for everyone's taste so I don't know why other people complain about the food. The swimming pool was one of the best especially the bar inside the pool so I could say more and more but you should go and experience it yourself....Make sure you tip the staff to make them happier even if you don't pay them they... more

I stayed at Arenas Doradas from 14 until 25 february and I have to say that I was a little bit scared when reading all the bad things about this resort. I honnestly cannot understand why people are complaining about this resort. I had a great holiday over there and I could not find anything wrong there. Ok, the internet service was bad but apart from that, everything was very good. Friendly people, beautiful room with balcony, lots of entertainment, nice beach and the food was ok too. If you know how people are struggeling over there to... more